It's been like that for years and is endemic of the resort's failure to properly prioritise ride presentation.
Alton have sadly left so many attractions to this fate. It's the way the park is, and has been, for a decade or more now.
The small few who actually pull their socks up to sort this sort of stuff facing tidal waves of ambivalence to actually rectify anything.
The Towers Loving Care programme went some way towards solving this problem, did it not? Some areas like Towers Street were really revitalised by that program, and they did a fantastic job refurbishing areas like Forbidden Valley and Hex, in my opinion!
I admit The Smiler’s queue line is far from my favourite queue on park, as I find it quite claustrophobic, but I could have sworn I read somewhere that the design of it was intentional in order to contrast between the sad people in the queue and the happy people on the ride or something like that. I must say, however; when did they add a very bright strobe to the indoor section of the queue? I find that very unpleasant when it goes off, personally; always makes me grimace! In terms of the overall theme, I don’t think Smiler was intended to be a full-on themed experience in the vein of something like Wicker Man, so I think the theming they have does the job for what they want it to do, even if it doesn’t envelop you in the theme in quite the same way as something like Wicker Man does.
I do like the photo opportunities of the coaster in The Smiler’s queue line, however!
The Towers Loving Care programme went some way towards solving this problem, did it not? Some areas like Towers Street were really revitalised by that program, and they did a fantastic job refurbishing areas like Forbidden Valley and Hex, in my opinion!
I cannot fathom - particularly on The Smiler given its past - how they can look at it and think its acceptable.
but I could have sworn I read somewhere that the design of it was intentional in order to contrast between the sad people in the queue and the happy people on the ride or something like that.
Need to make sure at least that TripAdvisor reviews are left showing the state of the park.People should definitely be calling this out, as we are here. There are parts of the park which are just disgusting and, even if you can’t articulate it, the way the park is presented certainly leaves a subconscious impression on the quality of your visit.
Need to make sure at least that TripAdvisor reviews are left showing the state of the park.
If they cared about TripAdvisor, Alton Towers would not be tenth and the other Merlin parks would not be off the table.Need to make sure at least that TripAdvisor reviews are left showing the state of the park.